The Struggle With Jazz

I apologize that I did not get any proper exposure to jazz music during the last few weeks due to me not having planned this far ahead in time. I seriously wanted to know more about jazz music, specifically free-formed jazz, for a long time, but I never really committed myself entirely into this ethnography project. There was a couple of obstacles that got in the way of researching and going out there to find a audience who is familiar to this twisted form of music.

Researching the history of jazz was simple and easy all thanks to the Internet and the library containing some useful information on the origins of jazz. The information was nice and precise enough to get an idea of the music. Gathering some information was a bit tedious at first, but it slowly became much more enjoyable as I got some helpful info.

What really got in way of further developing my research was the lack of any knowledge about my surroundings in Dallas. I had no idea where I could listen to free-form or just plain jazz anywhere, but when I did find one, the usually asked me if I was 21 years old to go to these bars. I honestly told them I was doing some research for class. They still would not let me in. Maybe I was going to the wrong places at the wrong time. I thinking to of doing Celtic music as a back up as well, but that sort of went no where. Still, I managed to get a decent understanding of where free-form jazz comes from.